Friday, May 10
Berkeley, Calif.
2:00 PM
USC
18-9
3
vs
8
Stanford
19-6
1
2
3
4
F
Southern California
0
0
2
1
3
Stanford
2
2
3
1
8
Team Stats
USC
STAN
Shots
27
23
Goals
3
8
Assists
3
6
Points
6
14
Exclusions
9
11
Steals
6
5
Sprints
4
0
1
Sophia Sanders
2:30
Kamryn Barone
0:13
2
Kamryn Barone
3:52
Celeste Wijnbelt
2:43
3
Quinn Healy
5:01
Sophia Sanders
4:03
Ava Stryker
3:47
Alejandra Aznar
1:39
Team
0:01
4
Christina Hicks
6:56
Abigail Hendrix
4:32
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
6
Goals
0
Assists
2
Points
2
Shots
5
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Shots
4
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
Shots
4
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Players Mentioned
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USC Women’s Water Polo Closes 2024 Season In NCAA Quarterfinals
May 10, 2024 | Women's Water Polo
Trojans take an 8-3 loss to Stanford in USC’s 20th straight NCAA appearance.
BERKELEY, CALIF. — The USC women's water polo team couldn't overcome a sluggish start in the NCAA Quarterfinals, falling in an 8-3 decision to No. 4 seeded Stanford today at Spieker Aquatics Complex in Berkeley, Calif. The No. 5 seeded Trojans had earned their 20th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, and finish the season with an 18-9 overall record.
An early defensive stalemate was broken by the Cardinal at the 2:30 mark, and a late strike out of set followed to stake Stanford to a 2-0 lead after eight minutes of action. The Cardinal delivered two more even goals to go up 4-0, and the Stanford defense was able to keep the Trojans out of the cage through halftime. USC's offensive struggles stretched into the third until Morgan Netherton found Ava Stryker for a fine finish that broke USC's silence and got the Trojans on the board, down 6-1, with 3:47 on the clock in the third. On a USC 6-on-5 two minutes later, Netherton found Alejandra Aznar, who sizzled in a left-handed laser to make it a 6-2 margin. An unlucky USC defensive deflection would wrap the third with Stanford holding a 7-2 advantage. That lead bumped up to an 8-2 advantage with a power play goal in the fourth, although USC would answer back with a 6-on-5 slam from Abigail Hendrix to make it 8-3. Try as they may, the Trojans were unable to crack the Cardinal defense in the final four minutes, leaving USC short of the NCAA semifinals and with an 18-9 overall record on the year.
NOTABLE:
- SR goalie Carolyne Stern closes down her USC career ranked No. 4 all-time in career saves with 575.
- SR Alejandra Aznar finishes her USC career ranked No. 18 all-time in career scoring with 144 goals.
- FR Rachel Gazzaniga and FR Ava Stryker finish tied as USC's top scorers on the season with 49 goals each.
NCAA QUARTERFINALS
[4] Stanford 8, [5] USC 3
Friday, May 10 | Spieker Aquatics Complex (Berkeley, Calif.)
USC 0 - 0 - 2 - 1 = 3
STAN 2 - 2 - 3 - 1 = 8
SCORING:
USC — Ava Stryker, Alejandra Aznar, Abigail Hendrix.
STAN — Kamryn Barone 2, Sophia Sanders 2, Christina Hicks, Sam Sternfels, Celeste Wijnbelt, Quinn Healy.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 4, Maya Avital (STAN) 10, Caroline Carpenter (STAN) 1.
An early defensive stalemate was broken by the Cardinal at the 2:30 mark, and a late strike out of set followed to stake Stanford to a 2-0 lead after eight minutes of action. The Cardinal delivered two more even goals to go up 4-0, and the Stanford defense was able to keep the Trojans out of the cage through halftime. USC's offensive struggles stretched into the third until Morgan Netherton found Ava Stryker for a fine finish that broke USC's silence and got the Trojans on the board, down 6-1, with 3:47 on the clock in the third. On a USC 6-on-5 two minutes later, Netherton found Alejandra Aznar, who sizzled in a left-handed laser to make it a 6-2 margin. An unlucky USC defensive deflection would wrap the third with Stanford holding a 7-2 advantage. That lead bumped up to an 8-2 advantage with a power play goal in the fourth, although USC would answer back with a 6-on-5 slam from Abigail Hendrix to make it 8-3. Try as they may, the Trojans were unable to crack the Cardinal defense in the final four minutes, leaving USC short of the NCAA semifinals and with an 18-9 overall record on the year.
NOTABLE:
- SR goalie Carolyne Stern closes down her USC career ranked No. 4 all-time in career saves with 575.
- SR Alejandra Aznar finishes her USC career ranked No. 18 all-time in career scoring with 144 goals.
- FR Rachel Gazzaniga and FR Ava Stryker finish tied as USC's top scorers on the season with 49 goals each.
NCAA QUARTERFINALS
[4] Stanford 8, [5] USC 3
Friday, May 10 | Spieker Aquatics Complex (Berkeley, Calif.)
USC 0 - 0 - 2 - 1 = 3
STAN 2 - 2 - 3 - 1 = 8
SCORING:
USC — Ava Stryker, Alejandra Aznar, Abigail Hendrix.
STAN — Kamryn Barone 2, Sophia Sanders 2, Christina Hicks, Sam Sternfels, Celeste Wijnbelt, Quinn Healy.
SAVES: Carolyne Stern (USC) 4, Maya Avital (STAN) 10, Caroline Carpenter (STAN) 1.
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